Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1974–1997)

The Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1974–1996) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1974 to 1997 and the second of two conferences to share this name. The conference's members were located in the state of Oklahoma.^[1] Most of the team's members moved from the defunct Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1974, which itself evolved from the first iteration of the OIC in 1929. The conference disbanded in 1997 after most of its members joined the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference.

Former Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Central State University[n 1]	Edmond, Oklahoma	1890	Bronchos	1974	1977	Mid-America
East Central University	Ada, Oklahoma	1909	Tigers	1974	1997	Great American
Langston University	Langston, Oklahoma	1897	Langston	1991	1997	Red River
Northeastern State University	Tahlequah, Oklahoma	1909	Redmen[n 2]	1974	1997	Mid-America
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, Oklahoma	1897	Rangers	1974	1997	Great American
Oklahoma Panhandle State University	Goodwell, Oklahoma	1909	Aggies	1995	1997	Heartland
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Durant, Oklahoma	1909	Savages[n 3]	1974	1997	Great American
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Weatherford, Oklahoma	1901	Bulldogs	1974	1997	Great American
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Chickasha, Oklahoma	1908	Drovers	1994	1997	Sooner

Notes

1. Since 1991 known as University of Central Oklahoma.
2. NSU changed mascot from Redmen to RiverHawks in 2006.
3. SOSU changed mascot for Savages to Savage Storm in 2006.

Football champions

1974 – Southwestern Oklahoma State 1975 – East Central 1976 – Southeastern Oklahoma State 1977 – Southwestern Oklahoma State 1978 – East Central 1979 – East Central 1980 – East Central, Northeastern State, and Southwestern Oklahoma State 1981 – Northeastern State 1982 – Northeastern State 1983 – Northeastern State 1984 – East Central 1985 – East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma State

1986 – East Central and Northwestern Oklahoma State 1987 – East Central and Northeastern State 1988 – Southeastern Oklahoma State 1989 – Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southeastern Oklahoma State 1990 – Northeastern State 1991 – Northeastern State 1992 – East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma State 1993 – Langston (OK) 1994 – Langston (OK), Northeastern State, and Southeastern Oklahoma State 1995 – Northeastern State 1996 – Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southwestern Oklahoma State

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences
• Great American Conference – the NCAA Division II conference home to the OCAC's former members
• Red River Athletic Conference – the present-day NAIA conference with teams in Oklahoma

References

1. Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1974-1996), College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 28, 2015.